, with congress up here on capitol hill because we've got to do something to avert this fiscal cliff. the only way we do that obviously is to come up with a package that addresses what really drives federal spending and that's entitlement programs. the president doesn't seem to want to talk about that, nor do democrats up here on capitol hill but we're not going to get a solution here at the end of the year that addresses the near term and long-term problem of this country unless we can deal with entitlements. >> it's a democratic senate. the president referred to a democratic bill in the senate. that bill would extend the tax cut under $250,000 and allow the top rates to rise. he didn't explicitly say top rates because bu that's what that bill does. does mr. obama and the republicans have the votes to pass their bill? >> well, i think they of course will have them in the senate. i doubt they would have them in the house of representatives. more importantly, larry, the president came out of the election, held a press conference, said his number one priority was jobs and growth. we wou